Ever get that crushing fear you’ll miss your flight, even though you’re at the airport hours early and through security without an issue?
Well, imagine how you’d feel if the clothes you were wearing nearly led to you not getting away for a holiday.
That’s what nearly happened to German fitness influencer Edda Pilz, who has claimed she was refused entry onto a flight due to her outfit.
Known on social media as Edda Elisa, she’s claimed that she wasn’t allowed to board the plane as staff apparently told her she looked ‘naked’.
The content creator, who boasts over 552k followers on Instagram alone, was wearing shorts and a crop top in a bid to keep cool in the heatwave.
It’s not just the United Kingdom that is reeling in ridiculously hot temperatures this week, with the mercury soaring across Europe as well.
So much so, that the UK Foreign Office had to give travel advice for those heading to tourist hotspots Spain, France and Portugal.
25-year-old Edda was wearing the sports attire as she attempted to board a Lufthansa flight, with temperatures rising higher than 30C. Yet, she claims she was denied entry, speaking in an Instagram video posted earlier this week from an airport baggage hall.
As Edda tried to scan her boarding pass, she said a representative told her: “You cannot board.”
‘You are naked’
“You have nothing on. You are naked,” she then claimed she was told, after asking why she wasn’t being allowed on the flight.
The influencer was apparently then told to cover up, instructions that she followed.
Edda put on a hoody and zipped it to the top. She was then finally allowed to enter the plane and take her seat.
Lufthansa comment on Edda’s initial denied boarding
Lufthansa told LADbible that it reviews all incidents involving passengers who have possibly had an irregular interaction with staff, dealing with the matters internally.
“Lufthansa takes indications of potential irregularities in the way passengers are handled very seriously and reviews such incidents internally,” a spokesperson for the airline said.
However, Lufthansa insisted that employees can act with ‘due discretion’ when ensuring passengers adhere to their rules on an aircraft.
The spokesperson continued: “As a general principle, Lufthansa expects all passengers to wear clothing appropriate to the nature of public travel and not to impair the well-being of fellow passengers from a wide range of countries.
“This expectation forms part of our General Conditions of Carriage. Our employees act on this basis with due discretion and within the scope of their judgment.”
Airlines worldwide reserve the right to deny the wearing of ‘offensive or ‘inappropriate’ attire on their flights.
